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How to remove MS Removal Tool rogue anti-spyware

Malware Description:
The fake MS Removal Tool is an implementation of rogueware distributors’ shameful attempts to get rich. This program has in fact absolutely nothing to do with Microsoft, although it sure uses the Company’s good name for filthy purposes. MS Removal Tool is not really a standalone rogue security application; it maintains the standard functioning patterns of a whole badware family which has been represented by the System Tool virus up till now. The updated build of this malicious code has not too many new features. It still has the same old basic traits: the pinkish User Interface design, propagation tactics and the brainwashing endeavors specificity. Our insight into MS Removal Tool fake software revealed following peculiarities. This malware mainly spreads with downloads that are bundled with trojan horses. These many be computer games, software updates and other files some of which may be located even on trustworthy web portals that got compromised by criminals. When running on your computer, MS Removal Tool displays many false positives such as the fabricated scan shown below, as well as popup warnings stating “Warning! Infections found!”, enumerating a certain number of allegedly detected threats. This makes it obvious that MS Removal Tool deliberately reports imaginary parasites on your system so that you get scared. Now, here is the trick – this rogue antivirus wants to mislead you into believing your PC is at risk and definitely needs urgent fixing. The worst part is when you click the “Remove Threats” option on one of MS Removal Tool’s ads the junkware will take you to a page designed for payment processing. In other words, you will be kindly requested to pay a fee for registering your copy of MS Removal Tool, and only after the payment is processed you will supposedly have all the protection abilities of this program at your disposal. In our turn, we highly recommend you remove the fake MS Removal Tool from your system as soon as possible. Unless eliminated, this nasty virus will keep disturbing you and make you suffer yet worse consequences of its activity such as Windows slowdown, system compromising and a gradual disruption. Please use the tutorial below right and uninstall MS Removal Tool malware now. One thing to keep in mind is the scareware may prevent you from opening Task Manager and launching antivirus software. In that case, try to perform the removal in Safe Mode with Networking (access it using F8 key, repeatedly hitting it while your Windows restarts).

Malware Type: Rogue Anti-Spyware

Malware Author: Unknown

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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MS Removal Tool Screenshot:

How to remove MS Removal Tool manually:
Manual removal of MS Removal Tool is a feasible objective if you have sufficient expertise in dealing with program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The files to be deleted are listed below:

• %UserProfile%\Application Data\[random digits]
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\[random digits]\[random digits].bat
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\[random digits]\[random digits].cfg
• %UserProfile%\Application Data\[random digits]\[random digits].exe
• %UserProfile%\Desktop\MS Removal Tool.lnk
• %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\MS Removal Tool.lnk

The registry entries that need to be removed are as follows:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MS Removal Tool
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce “[random digits].exe″

Please be aware that manual removal of MS Removal Tool is a cumbersome process and does not always ensure complete deletion of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may get reanimated automatically afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why we strongly recommend automatic removal MS Removal Tool, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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